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| California Gull (Larus californicus) Gulls, Terns and Skimmers (Laridae) | |
| Canadamåge Gaviota Californiana | |
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2015
(4 photos)
2010-11-04 Puerto Peñasco (son), Mexico Subspecies: californicus 1 cycle birds. All are different birds, but rather alike: Brownish general impression, slender two-colored bill. The whitish forehead apparently is a trait of many birds at this time of year. Very common in the area. |
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2011
(2 photos)
2010-11-07 Río Guadalupe (bcn), Mexico Subspecies: californicus First calendar year. 1 cycle bird. Brownish with slender forms. Long wings, long thin bill and head not heavy. The juvenile bill with black tip often shows a very strong angle between upper and lower mandible. Very common species in the area. |
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2012
(1 photos)
2010-11-07 Río Guadalupe (bcn), Mexico Subspecies: californicus 1 cycle bird. General brownish colors, thin bill with distinct black tip and outer greater coverts uniformly brownish. The photo angle makes the bird look more compact, a la Western Gull, than it really is. |
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2013
(1 photos)
2010-11-07 Río Guadalupe (bcn), Mexico Subspecies: californicus 1 cycle bird. Very much like 2011. See this. |
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2014
(9 photos)
2013-01-28 Puerto de Manzanillo (col), Mexico Subspecies: californicus Second calendar year. 1 cycle birds. Here the brownish impression and slender proportions are obvious. Also the classic bill coloration. Without being common in Colima, the commonest of the large northern gulls. This day three juveniles were present in the harbor. With Laughing Gulls. My first in Colima. |
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2016
(8 photos)
2014-02-05 Valle de las Garzas (Manzanillo), Mexico Subspecies: californicus 1 cycle bird. Single bird present this day. Characteristic plumage. See other pics for description. Notice the limited black on tip of the lower mandible. |
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2017
(9 photos)
2014-02-07 Península Campos (Manzanillo), Mexico Subspecies: californicus 1 cycle bird. More advanced than the bird of two days before. Very worn plumage. Classic slender expression. Thin bill with angled black tip. Long wings. On pic 7 the bird almost appears like a young Ring-billed Gull, amplified by the very bright/worn wing coverts. |
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3307
(9 photos)
2020-01-04 Mazatlán (sin), Mexico Subspecies: likely californicus 1 cycle (2cy). Individual with quite a lot of white on the outer rectrice but otherwise a commonly looking worn bird. The secondaries that look missing on left wing are actually broken, it seems when zooming in. Juvenile remiges are normally not replaced until 2. cycle. |
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3308
(2 photos)
2020-01-04 Mazatlán (sin), Mexico Subspecies: likely californicus 1 cycle (2cy). |
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3309
(2 photos)
2020-01-04 Mazatlán (sin), Mexico Subspecies: likely californicus 1 cycle (2cy). |
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3310
(3 photos)
2020-01-04 Mazatlán (sin), Mexico Subspecies: likely californicus 1 cycle (2cy). |
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3353
(2 photos)
2020-01-04 Mazatlán (sin), Mexico Subspecies: likely californicus 1 cycle, 2cy. The long slender bill and overall pale appearance fit California better than Herring. And I think the bulkiness of the bird is an optical effect rather than a true expression of size and shape. |
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3370
(3 photos)
2020-01-05 Mazatlán (sin), Mexico Subspecies: [likely californicus] 1. cycle, 2cy. An unusual individual with a very pale brown iris and more dark on the bill than you normally see it in the species. The rest of the bird looks normal. |
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3371
(7 photos)
2020-01-05 Mazatlán (sin), Mexico Subspecies: [likely californicus] 1. cycle, 2cy. A typical bird. |